Verboticism: Finitusprintitus
DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
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Manualaria
Created by: qwerty
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Due to a serious case of manualaria, Ned rarely tried out new software until weeks after he'd installed it.
Etymology:
Warrier
Created by: hvhtim
Pronunciation: War-eee-ur
Sentence: Like many disabled persons, Jim was quite the warrier, always reading his wheelchair's warranty.
Etymology: warranty + worrier
Laripeat
Created by: DeltaRho2K
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was mocked for my laripeat behavior, but when the hair dryer fell into the tub, I was saved because the water was not turned on and the tub was empty.
Etymology: LAther - RInse - rePEAT No matter how many times I've read it, I still glance at those stupid instructions every time I shower... You do too... admit it!
Manualoticulus
Created by: leaffan001
Pronunciation: man-u-ol-tick-ul-us
Sentence: Wanting to know everything.
Etymology: From the english word manual.
Producrastinal
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: Pro-duh-cras-tin-al
Sentence: He was so producrastinal about he stereo that it was still in bubble wrap after 3 weeks.
Etymology: Product + Procastination
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COMMENTS:
Alec, you are very funny! - wordmeister, 2006-10-19: 22:10:00
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Docusess
Created by: grant0
Pronunciation: Doc-you-ssess.
Sentence: She is TOTALLY docusessed.
Etymology: Documentation + obsessed.
Instrucsecure
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: in-STRUC-sec-YOUR
Sentence: Robert knew exactly how to use the soldering gun, but every time he tried to use it he found himself instrucsecure, glancing at the manual again and again.
Etymology: Instructions and insecure
Carabulation
Created by: Sharpiequeen
Pronunciation: KARE-ab-yoo-LAY-shun
Sentence: He experienced carabulation while reading the manuel of his new stereo.
Etymology:
Docromaniac
Created by: RightOnTheWin
Pronunciation: {Do-crow\maine-knee-ak}
Sentence: Tom, being a docromaniac, couldn’t resist the temptation of opening the watch he bought for his father’s birthday, and reading the instructions. Tom ultimately missed his father’s seventy-eighth birthday, because he got too preoccupied reading the instructions of his father’s watch.
Etymology: Docro (derived from the Latin word doceō)–to instruct. Maniac (from Greek - maniacos)- a person characterized by an inordinate or ungovernable enthusiasm for something- Merriam Webster.
